Her Royal Lover: A Novel — page 180: what you’re looking at

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172 HER ROYAL LOVER. put this business in the hands of an agent cf the secret policé, and though he move heaven and > earth, he must discover the author of this infamous letter! But, this research, about a letter addressed to myself, will it not be to avow that it is I who have committed the assault?” All the same; he will risk it! Precisely, by one of those strange coincidences with which life is so often strewn, there had arrived from Caucasus, the preceding night, a detective, with the object of watching very closely a con- spiracy which they knew was then secretly plotting. He was to search for the members of a secret politi- cal society, plotting to overthrow the Caucasian government, and which, after its denunciation, should have elected, as one of its most important seats, the capital of Thessaly. The sojourn of this detective in Thessaly ought to last several weeks at least; perhaps even several months. This employee had, a long time since, given evidence of being a skillful spy, if ever there was one; several nihilist plots had already been intrusted to him, and, al- though the Caucasian empire was infested by this society, he had each time come out with honor. This man had known the prince since a long time, and was devoted to him, body and soul; without fear he could confide the truth to him, and, far from betraying him, he would assist in shielding him, him the criminal in the eyes of all. Fate had overthrown him, but, before he would depart, he would intrust to him the task of seeking the coward, who had forever shattered his happiness. On re-entering the hotel of the embassy, Mineleko sent for Dimitri Feodorowitch Bolski, the celebrated detective, As soon as Bolski had arrived, the prince Gomicbooks.com